Youtube Shorts short video format is meant to compete with TikTok. The company is therefore actively promoting endless repeating videos and is now bringing them to the big screen. The vertical orientation of YouTube shorts is actually perfect for smartphone screens. So what does it look like on horizontal TVs?
Youtube shorts on smart tv
The YouTube app must be adapted for use on television, via Smart TV systems, game consoles or streaming sticks, for YouTube Shorts.
Already in August it could Protocol present the first leaks to the floors. Now it’s official: shorts are coming to your TV, YouTube confirmed on Monday. A corresponding update will add shorts to the YouTube app on internet-enabled TVs from 2019, game consoles, and streaming sticks. If you have an older TV without a YouTube app, you can find a selection of streaming sticks and boxes here:
Youtube Shorts: Compete against TikTok
Short films are Youtube’s answer to the success of the TikTok short video platform. The competitor also recently unveiled a smart TV app. But Youtube has a clear advantage, even if they start later. Unlike the new derivation of TikTok, the YouTube app is already available on almost all TVs: via Android TV, third-party operating systems such as webOS on LG TVs, streaming boxes or on Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X. brings the man, Youtube just has to play an update. Nobody needs to be convinced to specifically download a new app like TikTok does.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether the idea of showing the shorts on television will be well received. The interface doesn’t look familiar at first, but operation is intuitive and simple. If you want to try the new feature yourself: The update should be launched in the next few weeks. In the meantime, you can watch a video tutorial on Youtube to see what the interface looks like.
Are you a fan of Youtube Shorts? Will you also watch the short videos on television or find the presentation too unfamiliar? Let us know in the comments!
